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City Hall & Paperwork

Register an address, fill in forms at the counter, and understand what has to happen before what.

13 words 5 grammar N3

Sample dialogue

Please take a number ticket and wait.

Excuse me, I would like to do the paperwork for a move.

A change-of-address notice, then. Please fill in this form.

I take it that without ID I cannot apply.

That is right. We accept it only after confirming your identity.

Do I need my seal as well?

No, a signature is fine. But we cannot accept it until all the documents are together.

I see. Could you explain it once more?

Certainly. As soon as you are ready, please bring it to that counter.

Key vocabulary

Grammar you'll need

Could you please 〜ていただけませんか

Could you please explain a bit more in detail?

As soon as 〜次第

I will contact you as soon as I arrive.

Unless 〜ないことには

I cannot tell unless I actually see it.

After (formal) 〜上で

I would like to decide after thinking it over properly.

Not until 〜てからでないと

I cannot decide until I have seen the real thing.